21 June 2023 - 0 Comments

Aotearoa NZ-South African band The Transits today released a music video for their edgy new single Renegade Hearts - which has debuted #40 on South Africa's Top 40!

With an engaging black, red and white palette, the video has a layered newspaper-scrapbook feel, or a poster that’s been pasted over dozens of times. Made by NZ director and designer Mardo, the video not only features the band, but also people from all walks of life “becoming their true selves,” explain The Transits.

“The layering in the video symbolises how, as people and individuals, we are all layered and everyone’s story is different - and we love that! The style and colour tones of the video also give a nod to a punk aesthetic, and also political imagery. But the message is inspirational, not political. We are not a political band.”

Renegade Hearts is a song packed with infectious synth hooks, stacked vocals and a driving rhythm section with an addictive pulse. It’s a rock-infused punk anthem written for all the outcasts. “Renegade Hearts is a song for those who feel like they don't fit in,” says The Transits. “Because trying to be someone you’re not, never really works out - and life isn’t about that, anyway. It’s about celebrating your true self - all of it. For all the quirks, and all the chaos. Now is the time to be the renegade and feel good about it.” Renegade Hearts follows the bands smash debut single When You Went Away; a track which reached #19 on the Aotearoa RadioScope Alternative Chart, and is currently #9 on the South African Top 40 Chart. The invigorating single also received a 5 star review on muzic.net.nz.

Ryan Lunn (vocals, guitars, synths), Dom Antelme (vocals, bass) and Tyrone Smith (drums) recorded their parts of the track in their respective studios across Auckland and South Africa, before sending it all to Ryan in Durban, South Africa where he mixed and mastered the track. Renegade Hearts is a track integral to who The Transits are as a band; representing where they’ve come from. “For us personally, we grew up in a very conservative time in South Africa where you were very much expected to act a certain way,” explains The Transits. “Play sports, dress a certain way etc. Playing in a rock band just wasn’t what you did. We could never really fit into that expectation which often got us into a lot of trouble. So we’ve always championed being true to yourself. Which is easier said than done of course but it’s ultimately worth it.”

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